Sacred Heart Academy
709 2nd street · Strathmore · T1P1B8 · The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division
Counting 3 km around Strathmore, Sacred Heart Academy is one of 7 elementary schools. Every school in and around Strathmore →
What stands out about Sacred Heart Academy
- Its 300 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the top fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 38%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Strathmore.
How Sacred Heart Academy does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Sacred Heart Academy reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 91% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 38% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Sacred Heart Academy, and no letter
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Sacred Heart Academy gets a place among them, the top fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Strathmore’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Sacred Heart Academy counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart Academy
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sacred Heart Academy.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Academy | English Catholic | English | 300 | Top fifth | |
| Westmount School | English public | English | 355 | Fourth fifth | 0.4 km |
| Country Hills School | English public | English | 13 | – | 1.2 km |
| École Brentwood Elementary School | English public | English | 182 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
| Britestone Hutterite Colony | English public | English | 13 | – | 1.7 km |
| Wheatland Elementary School | English public | English | 273 | Middle fifth | 2.2 km |
| Sarah Thompson School | English public | English | 300 | – | 21 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart Academy
Who runs Sacred Heart Academy?
Sacred Heart Academy comes under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart Academy?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart Academy?
Nearest of all: Westmount School (0.4 km), Country Hills School (1.2 km) and École Brentwood Elementary School (1.6 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).